Nitrogen effects on seed germination and seedling growth

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 646-653

  Monaco, Thomas A ^a   Mackown, Charles T ^b   Johnson, Douglas A ^a   Jones, Thomas A ^a   Norton, Jeanette M ^a   Norton, Jay B ^a   Redinbaugh, Margaret G ^c  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Invasive annual grass; Nitrate; Perennial grass; Root growth; Seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; GERMINATION; NITRATE; NITROGEN; SEEDLING;

AGROPYRON CRISTATUM; AGROPYRON DESERTORUM; BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM; CALLISTEMON; CAMASSIA; ELYMUS; ELYMUS ELYMOIDES; ELYMUS MULTISETUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; HYDROIDA; POACEAE; PSEUDOROEGNERIA; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA; TAENIATHERUM; TAENIATHERUM CAPUT-MEDUSAE;

EID: 0344084346     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003941     Document Type: Article

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